Industry News
NAC releases new First Aid for Asthma Chart
The National Asthma Council Australia (NAC) has released a significant new chart that provides guidance for the use of preventer and reliever combinations in an emergency. [ + ]
AAPM, CBA partner to build digital practice management capabilities
The Australian Association of Practice Management and Commonwealth Bank partnership aims to drive excellence in practice management using digital solutions. [ + ]
Funding supports chronic disease partnerships
Four projects have received a combined $5.7 million in research grants as Australia aims to foster research partnerships in the Asia–Pacific region. [ + ]
VR nurse training could be most effective
Immersive virtual reality training could be as effective as inpatient training for nursing students learning to provide care for acute care paediatric patients. [ + ]
Disparity in rare cancer rates, treatment across Australia
New research, released by Cancer Council, has highlighted the immense collective health impact of rare cancers on the Australian population. [ + ]
GAMA launches campaign to minimise winter HAIs
GAMA Healthcare, supported by the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC), has launched a ‘Be a Winter Champion’ campaign. [ + ]
2023 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards — finalists announced
Nine finalists have been announced ahead of the 2023 HESTA Australian Nursing and Midwifery Awards in May 2023. [ + ]
Is there an optimal blood pressure drug for every person?
The number of people with hypertension has doubled, and around a third of adults aged 30–79 have the condition — 1.28 billion people worldwide. [ + ]
Potential anxiety risk in children with asthma
A significantly increased risk of anxiety was found in children diagnosed with asthma, according to a University of Queensland study. [ + ]
WEHI, MSD's antimalarial drug candidate enters Phase 1 trial
A new antimalarial drug candidate, discovered by WEHI and global biopharmaceutical company MSD, has entered Phase 1 clinical testing in healthy participants. [ + ]
AI platform aims to reduce study recruitment time
The TrialWire Patient Recruitment Platform has launched an AI-based pre-recruitment solution that aims to cut study recruitment time by 50%. [ + ]
OSA may directly cause cognitive decline
Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) often show cognitive deficits, but these have traditionally been attributed to comorbidities such as systemic hypertension, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, and type 2 diabetes. [ + ]
Fasting diet could help cut Type 2 diabetes risk
Local researchers have compared a time-restricted, intermittent fasting diet and a reduced calorie diet to see which one was more beneficial for people who were prone to developing type 2 diabetes. [ + ]
Therapy for babies with autism signs cuts long-term costs
New research evaluating the potential cost savings of a therapy for babies displaying early autism signs has predicted a three-dollar return to Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for every dollar invested in therapy. [ + ]
Infertility, a medical poverty trap affecting 1 in 6 people: WHO
Around 17.5% of the adult population, roughly 1 in 6 people worldwide, experience infertility, showing the urgent need to increase access to affordable, high-quality fertility care. [ + ]
